The important characteristics of Monera are mentioned below:
1. The Monerans are unicellular organisms.
2. They contain 70s ribosomes.
3. The DNA is naked and is not bound by a nuclear membrane.
4. They lacks organelles like Mitochondria, Lysosomes, Plastids, Golgi bodies, Endoplasmic reticulum, Centrosome, etc.
5. They reproduce asexually by binary fission or budding.
6. The cell wall is rigid and made up of peptidoglycan.
7. Flagellum serves as a locomotory organelle.
8. They show different modes of nutrition such as autotrophic, parasitic, heterotrophic, or saprophytic.